Han Ling Emperor Liu Hong knew that Liu Zheng's mother, Empress Song, had been wrongly accused. However, as the ruler of a country, how could he admit his mistake to his son?
Even if he had been indifferent to his son in the past, it was impossible for Liu Hong to apologize to Liu Zheng now.
"Forget it. I will forgive you this time on account that you are my eldest prince.
If you dare to deceive me again in the future, I will not let you off easily!”
After saying that, Emperor Han Ling Liu Hong turned around and left!
He had actually wanted to use words like 'crime of deceiving the sovereign' to establish his authority as a patriarch in front of the First Prince, Liu Zheng!
However, Liu Zheng was neither cold nor warm. He choked back, causing Emperor Han Ling, Liu Hong, to lose some face!
Emperor Han Ling, Liu Hong, really wanted to severely punish the First Prince, Liu Zheng!
However, he realized that he could not let the already thin father-son relationship become even thinner!
After all, in the future, he, Liu Hong, would still need to use this Crown Prince, Liu Zheng, to fight against Great General He Jin and support his youngest son, Liu Xie, to ascend the throne!
Therefore, Emperor Ling of Han, Liu Hong, could only leave temporarily to preserve his dignity as the emperor.
Furthermore, Emperor Han Ling, Liu Hong, was doing this to suppress and test the First Prince, Liu Zheng!
He wanted to see how First Prince Liu Zheng would react to his actions!
When the people present saw this scene, they were all shocked!
Could it be that His Majesty was very dissatisfied with the First Prince Liu Zheng's act of hiding his strength and biding his time?
However, compared to the Emperor, they were more loyal to the First Prince, Liu Zheng, and were willing to advance and retreat together with him!
Following behind Liu Hong, the Great Eunuch Zhang Rang took a few steps forward and turned to stare at the Great Prince Liu Zheng.
However, he realized that unlike the shocked expressions of his subordinates, the First Prince Liu Zheng was calm and relaxed. He was not frightened by the attitude of Emperor Han Ling, Liu Hong, at all.
At that time, the Great Eunuch Zhang Rang had a whole new level of respect for the Great Prince Liu Zheng!
Usually, they were very trusted by Han Ling Emperor Liu Hong. However, when Han Ling Emperor Liu Hong was furious, they were all scared out of their wits!
How could he be as calm and composed as the First Prince Liu Zheng?
Chief Eunuch Zhang Rang suspected that First Prince Liu Zheng had already seen through the Emperor's intentions.
When Han Ling Emperor Liu Hong walked out of First Prince Liu Zheng's residence, he couldn't help but ask Zhang Rang.
"Eunuch Zhang, was the First Prince afraid when I was angry just now?”
"Your Majesty, according to this old servant's observation, I'm afraid that the First Prince has already seen through Your Majesty's intentions…" Zhang Rang shook his head.
Han Ling Emperor Liu Hong heard Zhang Rang's words and could not help but recall what had happened in the imperial court.
At that time, the First Prince Liu Zheng was drunk, but he still exposed the sinister intentions of the aristocratic family minister Yang Biao!
It seemed that his eldest son, Liu Zheng, was not just a bystander who could see things clearly. He was extremely intelligent and could see the complicated situation clearly, which made him, his father, very gratified.
……
Liu Zheng was indeed much more intelligent than the average person. Even before he transmigrated, he was much wiser than the average person!
Most people who read history books and read about the Eastern Han Dynasty would say that the eunuchs at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty were too hateful. The Eastern Han Dynasty was destroyed because the eunuchs messed up the government!
However, Liu Zheng could see through the truth. From the Eastern Han to the Sui and Tang Dynasties, the chaos in the world was ultimately caused by the selfishness of the aristocratic families!
If Emperor Han Heng and Emperor Han Ling didn't use the eunuchs to fight against the aristocratic families, they would most likely be taken over by the aristocratic families and become puppet emperors!
Thinking about it, the students and old officials of the four generations and three dukes of the Yuan family in Runan were all over the world, but they were much worse than a few eunuchs who used their relatives for their own selfish purposes.
The factions formed by the aristocratic families were no different from the Donglin Party in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties. They monopolized the power of personnel and finance, preventing the court from collecting taxes, and preventing the emperor from controlling the local officials. This was because the local officials were all their people. They should suppress the local tyrants and aristocratic families like Cao Cao, Liu Bei, and Sun Quan in the later period. Otherwise, if the imperial power was not strong, it would not be beneficial to the country!
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Emperor Ling of Han, Liu Hong, now had a new understanding of his eldest son, Liu Zheng.
"It seems that I have really underestimated him in the past!”
He looked back at Liu Zheng's shabby and ordinary courtyard and couldn't help but ask.
How much was the First Prince's monthly salary in the past?
Why was his courtyard so shabby?”
Zhang Rang shook his head.
Cao Zhengchun sighed and said,"Originally, it was set at 1000 gold taels per month, but later on, it became less and less. This month, we only gave 100 gold taels and 100 rolls of silk!”
Han Ling Emperor Liu Hong never thought that someone would dare to bully a prince like this!
"Who is in charge of this?"
"It's Guo Sheng, Zhao Zhong's subordinate of Great Changqiu!" Cao Zhengchun said.”
Dachangqiu announced the Empress's decree and managed the matters in the palace. He was the leader of the Empress 'personal attendants!
The Great Eunuch Zhao Zhong was Empress He's subordinate, so he naturally sided with Empress He and suppressed the First Prince Liu Zheng.
His subordinate Guo Sheng naturally followed suit!
Guo Sheng was originally from Nanyang. Back then, Empress He was able to enter the palace and receive the favor of Emperor Ling of Han Dynasty, and was conferred the title of Empress, all because she bribed Guo Sheng.
Guo Sheng was now the second most important eunuch beside Empress He, second only to Zhao Zhong. He was also one of the legendary Ten Attendants of the Imperial Court!
Emperor Ling of Han, Liu Hong's face darkened.
Pass down my decree, have Empress He make up for all the gold and silk that she owes the First Prince in the past and return it to him!
Otherwise, I will order people to kill Guo Sheng, this dog slave!”
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